To build confidence and allay vaccination hesitancy among the public, Dr Thacker said, putting out the data in public might help. Dr Thacker was among the four panellists at a webinar conducted by the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar (IIPH-G), Wednesday to dispel common misconceptions, myths, misinformation around the Covid-19 vaccines. Second, data for phases 1 and 2 trial is available publicly (conducted on animals), both of which phases dealt with the safety of the vaccine. We have data on the safety of the vaccine, there is no concern about that. Referring to the death of 28 persons in Norway soon after taking the vaccine, Dr Mavlankar said, “It is true, but correlation cannot be causation, the deaths are under investigation.

Source: Indian Express January 27, 2021 22:10 UTC